Basketball Recap: Jas'yiah Davis' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Crescent over Palmetto

After flying high against Ninety Six last Tuesday, Crescent came back down to earth. The Crescent Tigers fell to the Palmetto Mustangs 63-58. The Tigers have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.

Crescent lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jas'Yiah Davis, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 13 points in addition to eight assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Philip Deveaux, who posted 11 points in addition to eight boards and five assists.

Tigers

Offensive Rebounds

01/12/24 @ Pendleton	1
11/30/23 vs Liberty	24
12/11/23 @ Liberty	18
01/16/24 vs West-Oak	18
12/18/24 vs Palmetto	18

Even though they lost, Crescent smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.

Crescent now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Palmetto, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.

Crescent wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 52-50 victory against Dixie on the 19th. As for Palmetto, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-48 defeat against Daniel on the 20th.